It’s a bit warmer and I’m allowed a daily beer ration, but I’m still behind bars do’n some hard time — like in Alcatraz, surrounded by shark-infested waters.
This is definitely not an existence for the squeamish.
The Florida Myth
Thinking of escaping the cold by visiting warm, sunny Florida? Fugetaboutit. It’s a myth like dragons and unicorns.
Granted, it is not -27 degrees like Minnesota today, but we do have near blizzard conditions (sort of).
Even the sea critters are turning blue.
Cool But Colorful
Cool temps for Florida, but quite colorful sunrise!
Winter Cars
No repeat of the previous winter’s “last vehicle on the rental lot” heady red convertible post-midlife-crisis muscle-car (that I was forced to take). So it is back to my slow ubiquitous earth-friendly eco-mobile.
But I might have the only Montana plates in Florida, which probably explains why the other drivers still give me a wide berth.
Morning Fireball
Winter Writing Perch
I have always thought of my Montana home as being the ideal writing environment — quiet, comfortable, scenic. But this newfound winter perch is not bad either, especially when combined with the long beach walks to help process my thoughts. My brain needs all the help that it can get.
